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APPENDIX Space Glossary APPENDIX Space Glossary Aft The rear area of any spacecraft. Air Lock An intermediate chamber between places of unequal pressure. Altitude The vertical elevation from the surface of the Earth. Apogee The farthest or highest point of an orbit farthest from the Earth. Apollo The third American manned space program, developed to land Astronauts on the Moon’s surface and explore the lunar environment. Apollo-Soyuz An international mission designed to test docking spacecraft. It involved the American Apollo and the Soviet Union Soyuz. Astronaut A person who operates a space vehicle, conducts experiments and gathers information during a space flight. Atmosphere A mass of air-gases that surrounds the Earth and other planets. Gravity holds the masses to the surface. Attitude The position of a spacecraft determined by the inclination of its axis to a reference point. Booster A rocket that assists the main propulsive system of a spacecraft. Cape Canaveral Located on the east coast of Florida. It is the site of Kennedy Space Center (KSC), NASA’s primary launch facility. Capsule A small pressurized module for a person or animal to occupy at a high-altitude or in orbit. Cargo Bay The mid section of the orbiter fuselage. It measures 15 feet in diameter and is 60 feet long. It is used to carry payloads and the laboratory modules. Command Module A section of the Apollo spacecraft which contained the crew and the main controls. It was the only component to reenter the Earth’s atmosphere with astronauts. Commander The crew member of a space flight with ultimate responsibility for the flight and crew. Control Panel The console which houses the major switches and controls for the pilot and commander to fly the spacecraft. Countdown A backward counting of hours, minutes, and seconds leading up to the launch of a vehicle. SpaceExplorers http://www.tsgc.utexas.edu/spaceexplorers/ 171 Appendix: Glossary Texas Space Grant Consortium http://www.tsgc.utexas.edu/ Deorbit Burn A firing of the OMS engine in the direction of flight to slow the shuttle down for reentry. Deploy To remove a payload from the cargo bay and release it to travel to its correct orbit or destination. Dock To attach or join to another spacecraft while in flight. Drag Opposite of thrust; limits the speed of an object. Engine The part of the aircraft which provides power to propel the aircraft through the air. Escape Velocity The speed that spacecraft or particle needs to attain to escape from the gravitational field of a planet or star. In the case of Earth, the velocity needed is 11.2 km (36,700 feet) per second. Extravehicular Activity Spacewalk. Flight Deck The part of the crew module where the commander and pilot fly the Shuttle. Flight Path Imaginary line that an object follows when traveling through the air in relation to the ground. Fuel The chemical that combines with an oxidizer to burn and produce thrust. Free Fall The condition of an object falling freely in a gravitational field. g A unit of force equal to the standard gravitational acceleration on Earth. g-Force Force produced on the body by changes in velocity; measured in increments of Earth’s gravity Galley The area on the Shuttle’s middeck where food is prepared. Geosynchronous earth orbit Path in which a spacecraft orbits 35,680 kilometers (22,300 miles) above the equator in a circular orbit. From Earth, the spacecraft seems to remain fixed in the sky because the spacecraft goes around Earth in the same amount of time as Earth turns on its axis. Glider An aircraft without an engine. Ground Support Crew A person or group of people who perform services for crew and passengers. Hubble Space Telescope The largest astronomical observatory ever to be placed in orbit, able to make high-quality interplanetary and interstellar observations. Jet aircraft An aircraft that travels very fast and is powered by a jet engine. Jet engine An engine which turns air and fuel into a hot gas which is forced out the back of the engine and pushes the airplane through the air. Launch To take off. SpaceExplorers http://www.tsgc.utexas.edu/spaceexplorers/ 172 Appendix: Glossary Texas Space Grant Consortium http://www.tsgc.utexas.edu/ Launching System Devices used to send off a rocket vehicle under its own rocket power. Lift Opposite of weight; upward force created by airflow as it passes over the wing. Liquid Propellant Rocket propellants in liquid form. Lunar Landing Vehicle The Apollo spacecraft that took astronauts from the command module to the surface of the Moon. Lunar Rover A special vehicle designed to travel on the Moon’s surface. Mach The speed of sound. Manned/Unmanned Space flights that have people on board. Space flights that do not carry humans are unmanned flights. Manned Maneuvering Unit A manned unit designed to fly away from the orbiter by using small MMU thrusters. Max Q The period of maximum dynamic pressure the shuttle encounters during a launch. Main Engine Cut Off When the main engines are shut down because the orbiter has reached MECOits desired altitude. Mercury Program The first manned American space program testing if humans could survive and function in space. Middeck Portion of the crew module that serves as the shuttle crew’s home in space. It is on the middeck that they prepare meals, use the bathroom, clean up and sleep. Microgravity Term used to describe the apparent weightlessness and fractional g-forces produced in orbit. Little gravity. In orbit, you essentially fall around the earth, producing a floating condition. This is the accurate and preferred reference for zero-g and weightlessness. Mission Control Center Operational headquarters where the various functions of the shuttle are controlled and monitored during flight. Addressed as “Houston” by the astronauts, it is located at the Johnson Space Center. Module A unit that is separate from a spacecraft or space station that is usually pressurized and has all life support systems. NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration. This organization was founded in 1958 to manage all space activities for the United States. Nautical Mile One length of one minute of arc on the Earth’s surface; used to measure the distance traveled by air or sea. Equal to 1.15 statute miles. Neutral Buoyancy A balance (neither rising or sinking) when in fluids. Newton’s Laws Three basic principles of physics: 1) If an object is at rest, it takes an unbalanced force to move it, and if it is in motion, it takes an unbalanced force to stop it or change its direction or speed. 2) Force equals mass times acceleration. 3) SpaceExplorers http://www.tsgc.utexas.edu/spaceexplorers/ 173 Appendix: Glossary Texas Space Grant Consortium http://www.tsgc.utexas.edu/ Every action has an equal and opposite reaction. Putting Newton’s Laws of Motion together results in a successful launch of a vehicle/rocket. Nose Cone The cone-shaped front end of a rocket. Orbit A 360 degree path around a planet or sun. Orbital Maneuvering System Located at the rear of the shuttle, these are two engines that are used to(OMS) raise or lower the orbiter in orbit. They also slow the shuttle down for reentry. Orbital Radius The distance from the center axis of the earth to the circular path of the spacecraft. Orbiter The Space Shuttle. Parachute Fabric attached to objects or persons to reduce the speed of descent which in the air. Payload On a space flight, a collection of instruments and software for performing scientific or applications investigations, or commercial production. Payload specialist Crew member, not a career astronaut, that is responsible for managing assigned experiments or other payload elements. The payload specialist is an expert in experiment design and operation. Perigee The lowest point of an orbit. Pilot A person who operates an aircraft. Pitch Changed angle of movement of aircraft fuselage in relation to the horizon (nose up or nose down of aircraft.) The up/down motion of an object. Probe A craft that travels to inner and outer planets and sends back data to Earth. Probes do not return to Earth and are never recovered. Propellant A mixture of fuel and oxidizer that burns to produce rocket thrust. Recovery System Device incorporated into a rocket for the purpose of returning it to the ground safely by creating drag or lift to oppose force of gravity. Reentry The point in which the orbiter returns to the atmosphere after a space flight. Because of the friction, temperatures reach up to 2,750 degrees Fahrenheit and communication between the orbiter and Mission Control is lost. Rendezvous When two objects meet at a predetermined place and time. Rocket A projectile propelled by liquid or solid fueled engines. As gases are released through the bottom of the rocket, it is propelled in the opposite direction. Rocket Stages Two or more rockets stacked on top of one another in order to go up higher in the air, or to carry more weight. Roll Side-to-side movement along the horizontal axis of an object. Rotation around the axis from front to back. SpaceExplorers http://www.tsgc.utexas.edu/spaceexplorers/ 174 Appendix: Glossary Texas Space Grant Consortium http://www.tsgc.utexas.edu/ Satellite A relatively small body (e.g. moon) orbiting a planet, or a human made object intended to orbit a celestial body. Scrub To postpone until a later date because of a problem. Shuttle A space vehicle designed to be reusable. It launches like a rocket and lands like an airplane. Its technical term is “orbiter.” Simulator A model “cockpit” or control panel that allows pilots to practice operating aircraft instruments in computerized situations that are very much like the real thing.
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